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United States Patent | 5,345,294 |
Nomura ,   et al. | September 6, 1994 |
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, includes a plurality of process device including at least one member having an electrically conductive cylinder; a supporting frame for supporting as a unit the plural process devices; and an electrode, in the supporting frame, having a first portion electrically contactable to the main assembly and a second portion press-contacted to an end surface of the cylindrical member.
Inventors: | Nomura; Yoshiya (Tokyo, JP); Tsuda; Tadayuki (Kawasaki, JP); Ikemoto; Isao (Kawasaki, JP); Watanabe; Kazushi (Yokohama, JP); Ishiwata; Kazuhiko (Tokyo, JP); Tanaka; Makoto (Tokyo, JP); Yano; Kanji (Kawasaki, JP); Sasaki; Shinichi (Fujisawa, JP) |
Assignee: | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 048962 |
Filed: | December 22, 1992 |
Jul 13, 1990[JP] | 2-184094 |
Current U.S. Class: | 399/90; 399/111 |
Intern'l Class: | G03G 015/00 |
Field of Search: | 355/219 361/225 |
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